Google is preparing to make a significant change to its popular email service, Gmail. The company is restricting the feature that allows users to send emails from different email addresses.

According to the official announcement, Gmail will no longer support the “Send From” feature for third-party email addresses. This decision will directly affect users who manage different service providers from a single interface.

New period begins in January 2027

According to information shared by Google, this restriction will be effective from January 2027. After this date, it will not be possible to send emails using third-party addresses such as @yahoo.com or @outlook.com through the Gmail interface.

This change eliminates the ability for users to send messages using external addresses added to their Gmail accounts. Google states that this step will be a turning point in email management processes.

The system change necessitates users to reconsider their email habits. Users who combine different services for professional or personal purposes will have to look for alternative methods by 2027.

Which accounts will not be affected?

Google clearly outlines the scope of this change in its supporting document. The restriction in question only applies to third-party email services.

Google Workspace aliases or other Gmail addresses owned by the user will not be affected by this change. This means users can continue to send messages from their own Gmail addresses or company-internal Workspace accounts.

The company is refraining from providing a detailed technical explanation for this change. However, it is speculated that email security and cross-platform integration policies played a role in this decision.

Users may need to update their existing configurations or switch to alternative email clients by this date. Google continues to provide more information on this matter on its support pages.

How email services will interact with each other in the coming years remains a subject of curiosity. How do you think this change will affect your daily email usage?